2 AAC 64.990 - Definitions
(a) In this chapter, unless the context
requires otherwise,
(1) "administrative
hearing" has the meaning given in
AS
44.64.200 and refers to proceedings conducted
by the office in a case referred to or otherwise within the office's
jurisdiction, regardless of whether the case is an appeal or an original
action, or whether it requires a proceeding to hear argument or
evidence;
(2) "administrative law
judge" has the meaning given in
AS
44.64.200;
(3) "agency" has the meaning given in
AS
44.64.200;
(4) "chief administrative law judge" means an
individual appointed to the position created by
AS
44.64.020 or the individual's designee acting
as provided under a specific delegation of authority;
(5) "discovery" means the use of subpoenas,
interrogatories, requests for production of documents or other things, requests
for admission, depositions, and other methods provided in statute or regulation
by which a party may discover information within the knowledge or control of a
person;
(6) "document" means a
written or electronic record of information, whatever the form, "document"
includes books, maps, and papers of all types, and audio, video, or digital
recordings;
(7) "executive branch"
means a branch of state government, other than the legislative or judicial
branch, or a municipality or subunit of a municipality;
(8) "final decision-maker" means the
individual, board, or commission with the authority by statute or under a
lawful delegation to issue a final decision in the administrative hearing that
will be appealable to the superior court;
(9) "financial interest" means involvement
in, or ownership of, a business or property interest, or a professional or
personal relationship, that is a source of income or other economic benefit to
a person;
(10) "hearing officer"
has the meaning given in
AS
44.64.200;
(11) "hearing request" means the document
filed to contest an agency decision or initiate the administrative hearing
process or to respond to a disciplinary or enforcement action initiated by an
agency;
(12) "immediate family
member" means
(A) a spouse;
(B) another individual cohabiting with the
individual in a conjugal relationship that is not a legal marriage;
(C) a child, including a stepchild and an
adoptive child;
(D) a parent,
sibling, grandparent, aunt, or uncle; or
(E) a parent or sibling of the person's
spouse;
(13) "improper
ex parte communication" means an oral or written communication between a
decision-maker, whether intermediate or final, and a party to an administrative
hearing, a witness in a proceeding, or a person trying to influence the
decision-maker that occurs outside of the presence of the other parties and
without notice and an opportunity to participate being given to the other
parties;
(14) "motion" means a
request, made by a party orally on the record in a proceeding or in a written
document served on the other parties, for action by an administrative law
judge;
(15) "office" has the
meaning given in
AS
44.64.200;
(16) "original paper" means a document
created for filing in an administrative hearing before the office; "original
paper" includes notices, requests, motions, briefs, affidavits, and
reports;
(17) "party" means
(A) a person who requests an administrative
hearing;
(B) the agency appearing
before the office in the case; and
(C) another person entitled by statute,
regulation, or order of the administrative law judge to participate in the
hearing;
(18) "person"
has the meaning given in
AS
01.10.060;
(19) "personal interest" means an interest in
or involvement with an organization, whether fraternal, nonprofit, for profit,
charitable, or political, that benefits a person;
(20) "subpoena" means a written command to
appear at a certain time and place to testify, or to appear at a certain time
and place to produce books, papers, and other things, and testify.
(b) In
AS
44.64.050(a) and this
chapter, "private practice of law"
(1) means
the application, on behalf of a private person or non-governmental entity for
pay or other compensation, of legal principles and judgment to the
circumstances or objectives of others using the knowledge and skill of a person
trained in the law; and
(2)
includes
(A) giving advice or counsel on legal
rights and duties;
(B) selecting,
drafting, or completing documents or agreements affecting the legal rights of
others, or assisting another person in completing forms or preparing documents
to be filed in a court or administrative proceeding;
(C) representing another in court, in an
administrative hearing or other proceeding, or in another formal dispute
resolution process;
(D) negotiating
legal rights and responsibilities on behalf of another;
(E) serving as a court-appointed guardian,
conservator, or guardian ad litem;
(F) serving in a neutral capacity as a
mediator, arbitrator, conciliator, or facilitator;
(G) participating on behalf of another in
labor negotiations, arbitrations, or conciliations; and
(H) acting as a legislative
lobbyist.
Notes
Authority:AS 44.64.020
AS 44.64.060
AS 44.64.200
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